Cryptantha ambigua

Pronunciation/Pronunciación:	Cryp-tán-tha am-bí-gu-a
Etymology/Etimología:	doubtful, of uncertain identity
Synonyms/Sinónimos:	Homotypic Synonyms: Eritrichium muriculatum A.DC. var. ambiguum A.Gray (Basionym), Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 194. 1878 Krynitzkia ambigua (A.Gray) A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 273. 1885 Heterotypic Synonyms: Eritrichium angustifolium S.Watson, nom. illegit. (later homonym), Botany [Fortieth Parallel]: 241 (1871) [not Eritrichium angustifolium Torrey, Pacif. Railr. Rep. Williamson & Abbot, Bot. 5(2; 7): 363 (1857) = Johnstonella angustifolia (Torrey) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson] [not Eritrichium angustifolium A.Gray, nom. illegit. (later homonym), Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 5: 165 (1862) = Cryptantha micromeres A.Gray] Cryptantha polycarpa Greene, Pittonia 1: 114 (1887) Cryptantha multicaulis A.Nelson, Bot. Gaz. 30: 194 (1900) Cryptantha ambigua f. robustior Brand, H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 252(97): 69 (1931)
Type/Tipo:	Wilkes Expedition s.n., , USA: Washington Territory, Nisqually or USA: Washington, Okanogan Co., Fort Okanagan Syntypes(?): NY00335249 or NY00335250

Johnston 1925 Description, p. 83–85

Description in The Jepson eFlora

Phylogenetic Relationships:

Cladograms from: Top, Simpson et al. 2017:1411, cpDNA results; Bottom, Mabry and Simpson 2018:64, Astral results.
In all these results, Cryptantha ambigua is part of a well-supported clade, is sister to C. torreyana, these two sister to C. crinita and C. mariposae and these four sister to C. watsonii.

Distribution:
Note record in one county of Massachusetts, one of two examples (along with C. intermedia) of an adventive Cryptantha, both apparently dispersed via "wool waste". See Angelo and Boufford 2014.

Left & Middle: Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2012. North American Plant Atlas (http://www.bonap.org/MapSwitchboard.html).
Dark green=present in state; Light green=present in county, not rare.Yellow=present, rare. Accessed 12 Jan 2013 and 13 Apr 2016.
Right: CCH2. Click to see live records.

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